Scarce Swift

Scarce Swift

Schoutedenapus myoptilus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Nyungwe National Park
67 Verified records at Nyungwe National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Scarce Swift sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 67 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
10–20
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
5–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
2 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
5–10%
3 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
4 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
5 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
6 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
7 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
8 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
9 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
10 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
11 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
12 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
13 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
14 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
15 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
16 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
17 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Scarce Swift in Nyungwe National Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Scarce Swift sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 67 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Scarce Swift in Nyungwe National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Scarce Swift in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.

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